Empire State of Mind: A Group Exhibition At The Chelsea Hotel

Chelsea Hotel Arts Initiative in collaboration with Beez and Honey Present
Empire State of Mind: A group exhibition introducing a generation of artists for the new era of art

March 1-March 7, 2010

Opening Reception: Monday March 1, 6-9 pm
Closing Party: Sunday March 7, 6-9 pm

The Chelsea Hotel, in collaboration with Beez and Honey, presents Exhibitions, Performances, Video Art and Films. Building on the Chelsea Hotel’s historical and artistic significance in NYC, Beez and Honey will create an experience of art that combines all art forms.

The Exhibition is entitled “Empire State of Mind”, after the famous Jay-Z and Alicia Keys hip hop song, that has become this generation’s NYC anthem, as Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” was for a different generation. Empire State of Mind will include artists whose work exemplifies NYC and it’s international and ethnic diversity.

Film Schedule: Everyday during the week
Performance Schedule: Live performances from The Kin Thursday March 4, 8 pm
and Living Days Sunday March 7, 8 pm
One DJ Night: Friday March 5, 9 pm till

Artists in the exhibition:
Danny Licul
Uri Dotan
MaryAnn Strandell
Kristin Anderson
Anne Herzog
Wael Noureddine
Derrick Harden
Ian Tong
Remy Amezcua
Laura Kaplan
Cyril Mazard

For more information, including high-resolution images, please contact Nicollette Ramirez
nicollette@beezandhoney.com
http://beezandhoney.blogspot.com

Chelsea Hotel
222 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
1.212.243.3700
reservations@hotelchelsea.com
http://www.hotelchelsea.com


Opening hours everyday 11 am – whenever you decide


Image Courtesy: Ian Tong "I have pictures from a parisian map museum which shows antique 3D maps from the 18th Century. the images are kinda like antique google earth. the images give an impression of the power and order of the French empire at that time."

Trinidad and Tobago and Los Espanoles en el Mundo

This was a very fun two weeks. Carnival can be exhausting but it's worth it!
Lucia Rubio from the Spanish television show Espanoles en el Mundo did an episode in Trinidad with my friend Dani and some other Spaniards living there. It was fun running around with them. April 7 the episode should be online.

I'm with the band: A Night Out with Isaac Koren of The Kin

It's fun when you meet up with friends you haven't seen in a long time. The Kin have been traveling and performing all over the world and now they're in NYC, or at least nearby the city. Here are some pics from a night out that included dancing, shooting pool, riding around in the van, and chatting over drinks at the bar.
Everyone's been telling me about Southside for months so I was glad to get a chance to hang there!

Luca Maroni Presents Sensofwine: Italian Wines at Cipriani

There was a lot of Italian wines flowing in NYC in February with the Waldorf Astoria and Cipriani 42nd Street as sites of tastings of wines from all over Italy.
Wine Emporium presented three top grade wines; a nero d'avola (Kuddia del Moro), a syrah-grenache (Kuddia de Ze) and a sweet wine (Abraxas) made from the Zibibbo grape (moscatello d'Alessandria). These were a highlight of the tasting for me though there were many other good ones too.
Vincenzo Aliani very graciously served me way too much wine for a tasting, but it was good nonetheless, originating from Umbria.
Terre de Trinci put out a good showing as well with wines from Umbria. The Ugolino was to die for, and not expensive at all.

Culture Label and The Tate Design Competition

My friend Florian Wupperfeld created CultureLabel along with his associates. On that site you'll find the top selling products in museum stores around the world. His blog gives info about the Tate's Design Prize. 500 pounds plus royalties if you win!